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Million dollar question

Q:

You're given a locked briefcase containing $1 million. You have 15 minutes to hide it, everyone nearby knows you've hidden it and will look for it. If it stays hidden for 24 hours, it's yours. Where do you hide it?

1. "Same place my little sister won hide n' seek in when we were kids before we figured it out. Took a long time. Shift the mattress a fraction, slide it in near the headboard and make the bed."

2. "Depends when exactly I'm given the briefcase, but I live near tidal mud flats, so I'd bury it as deep as I can where the tide is going to cover it. I'd need a digger and some trial and error to recover it after the 24 hours, but no one is uncovering the whole flat in that time and the water will erase any signs I was there."

Turn left, turn left, turn left ...

With Google Maps on hand, we really don't need to know how to navigate the old-fashioned way, like with a map and a willingness to ask for directions. Ah, wrong. Placing too much trust in your map app could get you in a whole lot of trouble. In 2017, 24-year-old Amber VanHecke had started out on a solo trip to the Grand Canyon. In the middle of the Arizona desert, she noticed that she only had 112km worth of petrol left in the tank. Not an issue, as her Google Maps reassured her that she was only 56km away from a major road. Trusting Google, she obediently followed the app to bring her safely to civilisation. Instead, Google told her to turn onto a completely nonexistent road, which led her to a nonexistent spot on the map. And then she ran out of petrol. VanHecke spent five days in the desert before help arrived. (Source: cracked.com)